Report Finds OpenStack Still Being Debated In The Industry (sdtimes.com)

mmoorebz writes: Talligent, a provider of cost- and capacity-management solutions for OpenStack and hybrid clouds, announced its 2016 State of OpenStack Report yesterday. In the report, it identified some concerns IT professionals have with OpenStack, its use cases, and some barriers professionals are facing. John Meadows, vice president of business development at Talligent, said that businesses should have confidence in the path OpenStack is taking. "Companies considering adopting OpenStack should understand that there are still challenges with regards to complexity and deployment," said Meadows. "A successful OpenStack deployment will include some mix of technical expertise, operational tools, and the support of a solid OpenStack partner." Additionally, the shift to an on-demand cloud for IT service delivery requires a new approach to tracking, managing and comparing IT resources, said Meadows. Management tools should be designed to support automation, and deliver real-time insight for OpenStack adoption.

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Re:Other libvirt / qemu based systems have more co

[Anonymous Coward]

Openstack uses libvirt/qemu/. Libvirt is the default. What Libvirt doesn't give you:

- SDN, including advanced services such as FWaaS, LBaaS, DNSaaS, VPNaaS
- Scalable block storage
- Quick and easy imaging of VMs

If there is another open-source cloud solution that does what Openstack does better than Openstack, I know a lot of people who would be interested in it.